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Sanctions

Commons · Question 18175 · Tabled 5 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 13 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating confiscated proceeds from (a) sanctions breaches and (b) penalties for (i) human rights and (ii) humanitar

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 13 Dec 2024

His Majesty's Government is committed to clamping down on sanctions offenders and takes action in all cases where it is appropriate to do so. Fines issued for breaching sanctions are absorbed into HMG's overall budget. The Government assesses that it is f...